Vondo Group LLC brings experience in hospitality management, ownership, development and marketing. They have expertise in operations consulting and opening entertainment complexes, restaurants, bars, and resorts. Their projects include Ice Bar Orlando, Dixie Roadhouse, Gill Dawg marina and restaurant, Music City Mix Factory nightclub in Nashville, and America Live entertainment complex in Cincinnati. They also have experience opening multiple units of national restaurant franchise brands. Vondo Group provides strategic guidance and operational support for profitability, marketing, and new business development across over 100 hospitality projects worldwide.
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1. Vondo Group LLC associates bring a wealth of knowledge and
experience to new or existing projects from hospitality assignments
involving management, ownership, development and marketing in
Hospitality, Food & Beverage Properties, such as:
Ice Bar Orlando – I Drive entertainment attraction and Bar Restaurant
Operations and marketing strategy with overall restructuring for successful I-Drive
attraction, bar & restaurant for existing ownership to facilitate growth.
Dixie Roadhouse / Rockade – Country dancehall and Rock restaurant and bar
Operations consulting and opening of addition to the largest beverage establishment in Lee
County the Dixie Roadhouse a 10,000 sq ft country dance bar. Finalized the Rockade addition a
7,000 sq ft dance club with 80’s and 90’s music, arcade and an eclectic mix of bar food.
Gill Dawg - Watersports Marina, Tiki Bar Restaurant and Event Center
Development, opening, operations, marketing and staffing for a new concept watersports
crossfit, food & beverage and 33,000 sq ft event center concert venue on the Gulf of Mexico just
north of Tampa. Branded watersports group developing additional product lines and locations in
the Florida Gulf Coast area.
TWO OF OUR PREMIER ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEX ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Music City Mix Factory – Nashville TN
Multi- venue 4 Concept, Top-ranked, 5-level, 47,400 sq. ft. entertainment complex
Performance Magazine’s Live Music Club of the Year
America Live - Cincinnati OH
Multi-venue 7 Concept 36,000 sq ft entertainment complex
Nightclub and Bar Magazine’s Nightclub of the Year. “Gators”
“Raving Brands” FRANCHISE RESTAURANT OPENINGS
Restaurant Multi-unit Opening General Management
Multi-unit Opening Management Team for Fast Casual QSR restaurant units for national brand franchisee
of Raving Brands restaurants in the Tampa market.
2. A FEW OF OUR PREVIOUS 100+ Food & Beverage PROJECTS
IceBar Orlando, I Drive Orlando, Fla Dixie Roadhouse – Cape Coral Florida
Paradise Lakes Resort - Lutz, Florida Café Don Jose – Temple Terrace, Florida
Ocean Reef Club - Key Largo, Florida CJ's – South Miami Beach, Florida
Sneakers – Cincinnati, Ohio Élan- Atlanta, Georgia
Flamingo - St Petersburg, Florida Jello’s – Covington, Kentucky
Coral Reef Hotel, Montego Bay Jamaica Eden Bay Resort- Abreu, Dominican Republic
Scruples – Lancaster, Pennsylvania Sneakers – Atlanta, Georgia
Champs – Cincinnati, Ohio Club Cabo/Stiletto’s – Springdale Ohio
Club A - Westchester, Ohio Club Nonta - Northside, Ohio
Sgt Peppers - Atlanta, Georgia Sensations - Colerain, Ohio
RESORT PROJECTS
Resort Profitability Consulting - Tampa/ St Petersburg, Florida Restructuring and consulting for profitability
at Lifestyle Resorts in the Tampa/ St Petersburg metropolitan statistical area. Food & Beverage, marketing and
operations followed by potentials for property revenue growth and condo hotel construction or conversion.
Regional Operations Management – REIT, Tampa, Florida Multi-unit Regional Operations Management of
Destination Resorts on the west coast of Florida for a publicly traded REIT.
Managing all aspects of operations oversight; staffing, training, sales and marketing, financial reporting and
restructuring and budgeting for
11 Resorts with budgets of $1M to $4M annually.
Hospitality Investment Property Management – Tampa, Florida Managed $12M in private
investor owned units for Marriott Execustay; assist hotel and hospitality development, ownership and
management group; 5-Star Caribbean Hotel, residential and condominium sales BVI resort; 360 Room Suite
Resort Hotel.- operations, marketing, strategy.
Caribbean - Restructure and Develop both new and existing resorts.
Scrub Island - Tortolla, BVI
Coral Reef Hotel – Bogue Bay/ Montego Bay, Jamaica
Eden Bay Resort – Abreu/ North Shore, Dominican Republic
Additional projects:
Lifestyle Resort Vice President, Operations / Development - Tampa, Florida
72-acre resort featuring hotel, condos, spa facilities, retail outlets, F&B
operations.
Resort Director of Development – Clearwater/ Ocala, Florida
480 acre Country Western themed timeshare development.
Hawk's Cay Resort - pre-opening - Duck Key, Florida
Radisson TPC - pre-opening - Coral Springs, Florida
3. EXECUTIVE PROFILE
Vondo Group LLC
Hospitality Marketing / Management / Operations / Development Consulting
Operations, Marketing and Development professionals whose careers feature a series of
market verifiable achievements in facilities design and start-up management, operations
turnaround strategies, property and company enhancement initiatives, sustainable revenue
and sales gains, crisis management and profitability reorganization.
Specializing in: Developing cohesive guest service teams driven to propel the ordinary to
excellence through attention to detail and consistently yield results above industry expectations
and performance standards.
Focused on: Optimizing profits, directing efficient operations, developing and retaining quality
staff, implementing effective marketing, and monitoring quality control. Proven skills in new
business development, marketing, signature P&L responsibility and accountability, budgeting
(capital equipment, operating, controllables and total revenue) and cost control.
Committed to: Recognizing and mentoring talent. Consistently delivering exceptional sales,
quality and service teams and facilities to maintain and enhance revenues and profits.
INDUSTRY EXPERTISE
Operations Management: Manage all aspects of finances from developing annual budgets of
$5MM to $25MM to maximize operational revenues. Develop annual operations and capital
budgets and apply appropriate budgetary controls.
Marketing: Full suite of social media and traditional marketing tools and talents. In addition
to Bar, Restaurant and Resort marketing in US and Caribbean involving European and
worldwide NICHE markets to enhance revenues.
Property Development: Design, Development and General management experience
coordinating initial to final selection site construction, pre-opening marketing and operations
oversight, securing regulatory approval, corporate policy and procedure development,
staffing/training and existing unit retrofits.
Human Resources: Design and monitor fair, equitable, and attainable staff retention, incentive
and bonus programs. Manage entire employment cycle of Hotel / Resort, Guest Services, F&B,
Sales and Catering, Housekeeping, Grounds keeping, and Maintenance staffs of up to 200 single
unit and up to 100+ units nationwide.